Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.
Mohan said, “I shall go as soon as it is possible.”
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2: Mohan said that he would go as soon as it was possible.
Changes required:
Conjunction: 'That' is used to introduce the reported clause.
Verb: The reporting verb 'said' is in the past tense, so changes are required in the reported part.
Tense: 'Shall' changes to 'would' and 'is' changes to 'was' because of the backshifting rule in reported speech.
Pronoun: 'I' changes to 'he' as it refers to Mohan.
Others: Word order remains the same.
Converted sentence: Mohan said that he would go as soon as it was possible.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.